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Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare ‘national housing emergency’
Charities have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at breaking point.
December 3, 2023
‘More than numbers to us’: how a homeless project is preventing Scottish drug deaths
Drug deaths in Scotland have fallen for the first time in almost a decade. But those using drugs in Glasgow City Centre – and across Scotland – need more support to make sure they not only survive, but thrive.
August 22, 2023
‘It’s like getting in a time machine’: homeless agencies warn of rise in rough sleeping
Rough sleeping in Scotland’s largest city has escalated dramatically in recent weeks.
August 4, 2023
Concern raised over homeless migrant families, after children forced to sleep in a car
Migrant and refugee children have been left homeless – with one family of five, including a pre-school child, forced to sleep in a borrowed car in Glasgow – due to disputes between the Home Office and local authorities about who is responsible for their welfare.
March 19, 2023
Glasgow homeless hotel making up to a million for ‘rundown’ rooms sparks outrage
A Glasgow hotel housing vulnerable homeless people is being run “like an open prison” while charging £1,400 a month for cramped and rundown rooms, it is alleged.
June 22, 2022
Councils spent almost £300m on private firms ‘profiting from misery’ of homelessness
Councils have been accused of a “moral failure” to provide decent housing to homeless people and of overseeing a “fiscal disaster” as costs top quarter of a billion.
May 1, 2022
From the margins: escaping the cycle of addiction, homelessness and trauma
Michael dials the number for the alcohol and drug crisis centre and holds the phone to his ear. It’s late February, and he’s been going through this ritual for three days.
March 28, 2022
‘Shocking’ figures show half of record number of homeless deaths related to drugs
Homeless people must be given “more than just a roof over their heads,” say campaigners, after official figures revealed a record number died last year.
November 30, 2021
Homeless people owe £34m debt to councils for ‘highly questionable’ charges
Homeless people across Scotland owe councils over £34million in “highly questionable“ charges for temporary accommodation, according to research by a Glasgow-based public law firm, which alleges local authorities may be acting unlawfully.
November 21, 2021